New Mexico Register / Volume XXXII,
Issue 2 / January 26, 2021
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SECRETARY-DESIGNATE TRACIE C.
COLLINS, M.D.
JANUARY 8, 2021
Amended Public Health Emergency Order Implementing Additional Contact Tracing
Information Requirements for all Laboratories and Submitters Submitting
Notifiable
Condition COVID-19 Test Results to the New Mexico Epidemiology and
Response Division
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization
announced the emergence of a novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) that
had not previously circulated in humans, but has been found to have adopted to
humans such that it is contagious and easily spread from one person to another
and one country to another;
WHEREAS, COVID-19 has been
confirmed in New Mexico since March 11, 2020, when the New Mexico Department of
Health confirmed the first cases of individuals infected with COVID-19 in New
Mexico and additional cases have been confirmed each day since then;
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, because of the spread of COVID-19 ,
Michelle Lujan Grisham, the Governor of the State of New Mexico, issued
Executive Order 2020-004 declaring that a Public Health Emergency exists in New
Mexico under the Public Health Emergency Response Act, and invoked her
authority under the All Hazards Emergency Management Act;
WHEREAS, Governor Michelle Lujan G1isham has renewed the
declaration of a Public Health Emergency through February 5, 2021;
WHEREAS, the further spread of COVID-19 in the State of New Mexico
poses a threat to the health, safety, wellbeing and property of the residents
in the State due to, among other things, illness from COVID-19, illness-related
absenteeism from employment particularly among public safety and law
enforcement personnel and persons engaged in activities and businesses critical
to the economy and infrastructure of the State, potential displacement of
persons, and closures of schools or other places of public gathering;
WHEREAS, in an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19, the state,
through the New Mexico Department of Health, has begun to distribute COVID-19
Vaccine (the “Vaccine”) to medical providers for administration to specific
populations by phase;
WHEREAS, it is essential that medical providers, including physicians,
nurses, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants and other
health care providers authorized by the New Mexico Department of Health to
receive doses of the Vaccine and oversee administration of the Vaccine
(collectively referred to as “Vaccine Providers”), submit required data
elements to the Department through the New Mexico Statewide Immunizations
Information System (“NMSIIS”), pursuant to NMSA 1978, Sections 24-5-1 to -15,
and other state and federal reporting modalities, to properly track statewide
administration of the Vaccine; and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico
Department of Health possesses legal authority pursuant to the Public Health
Act, NMSA 1978, Section 24-1-1 to -40, the Public Health Emergency Response
Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 12-10A-1 to -19, the Department of Health Act, NMSA
1978, Sections 9-7-1 to -18, and inherent constitutional police powers of the
New Mexico state government to preserve and promote public health and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Tracie C. Collins,
M.D., Secretary-Designate of the New Mexico Department of Health, in accordance
with the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the Laws of the State
of New Mexico, and as directed by the Governor pursuant to the full scope of
emergency powers under the All Hazard Emergency Management Act, do hereby
declare that is it necessary that Vaccine Providers report all information
required by this order to respond to the instant public health emergency, to
ensure the quality and accessibility of health care services and the provision
of health care when healthcare is unavailable or in limited supply; and to
ensure a competent public health workforce pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section
24-1-3.
I ORDER AND DIRECT as follows:
(1) All providers administering the Vaccine in the state must
report all required data elements to NMSIIS within 24 hours after administering
the Vaccine. The required Vaccine
information to be reported to the NMSIIS include the following data elements:
(1) name of vaccine; (2) manufacturer of vaccine; (3) lot/serial number of
vaccine; (4) expiration date of vaccine; (5) NDC number of vaccine, if
applicable; (6) date of administration of vaccine; (7) dosage administered to
patient; and (8) body site and route of administration.
(2) In addition to the data elements to
be provided to NMSIIS as specified above, all Vaccine providers will submit the
following patient demographic information associated with each patient who is
administered the Vaccine: (1) last name; (2) first name; (3) middle name, if applicable;
(4) sex; (5) date of birth; (6) mailing address; (7) physical address; (8)
valid phone number, (9) race, and (10) ethnicity.
(3) All Vaccine Providers must submit the
aggregate inventory total remaining for all COVID-19 vaccines to VaccineFinder on a daily basis. VaccineFinder
enrollment emails will be sent to the designated point of contact per the CDC
COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Agreements.
For additional information on VaccineFinder
reporting requirements, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/reporting/vaccinefinder.html.
(4) Any person who willfully violates
this Order may be subject to civil administrative penalties available at law.
I FURTHER AND DIRECT as follows:
(1) This Order shall be broadly disseminated in English, Spanish
and other appropriate languages to the citizens of the State of New Mexico.
(2) This Order shall take effect on
January 8, 2021 and remain in effect for the duration of the public health
emergency first declared in Executive Order 2020-004 and any subsequent
renewals of that public health emergency declaration unless otherwise
rescinded. This Order may be renewed
consistent with any direction from the Governor.
ATTEST:
DONE AT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE
THIS 8TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021
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WITNESS MY HAND AND THE GREAT
MAGGIE TOULOUSE OLIVER SEAL
OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
SECRETARY OF STATE
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TRACIE C. COLLINS, M.D.
SECRETARY-DESIGNATE OF THE STATE OF
NEW
MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH